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Happy Birthday, MIT! The Next Century Convocation, commemorating the 150th anniversary of MIT’s charter, is this Sunday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Free registration is taking place in Lobby 7 and online at http://mit150.mit.edu/events/convocation.

Lost your handy CPW booklet? An up-to-date schedule of the weekend’s many offerings is available at http://web.mit.edu/admissions/cpw/.

Anjali B. Thakkar ’12 was one of 60 students nationwide awarded the 2011 Harry S. Truman scholarship, a $30,000 graduate scholarship for college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to public service.

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